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Catalyst Prep Questionnaire

Welcome to Catalyst 01.

Before you start meeting everyone, we want you to spend some time thinking about how you work, what drives you, and what you're looking for in a co-founder. The founders who get the most out of Catalyst are the ones who've been honest with themselves first.

Some of the questions below you've already answered in your application. Those answers are pre-filled and you can update them if anything has changed. The rest are new.

Later in Catalyst, your answers will be shared with your work trial partner.

This takes about 30 minutes.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone number

What are your dietary restrictions?

Where are you currently based? If in SF, list your neighborhood

What founding role do you see yourself in?

CEO

CTO

Open to either

Other

Which sectors would you like to found a company in? (Choose up to 3)

Where are you in your founder journey?

How you work

What is your typical working time like? Are there certain things outside of work that are important for you to make time for?

What does a peak energy week look like for you? What drains you?

Who you are

When you are at your best, what does that look like?

When you are at your worst, what does that look like? How do you cope with stress, and are there any red flags a co-founder should watch out for?

What's your MBTI, Enneagram, DISC, or other working style assessment result? How much does it resonate with you? How much does it resonate? If you haven’t taken one, you can take them here. We recommend DISC as it’s the most helpful in a professional setting.

How you handle hard things

What's the harshest feedback you've received? From who? What did you do with it?

Tell us about a conflict with a colleague. How did you resolve it?

What drives you

What scares you about starting a company / another company?

Have you had a co-founder before? What did you learn?

The co-founder relationship